Friday, October 23, 2015

I loved the Percy Jackson series and was so-so on the ending but loved the rest of the Heroes of Olympus series. This Magnus Chase series is turning out to be crazy in a very good way. I never know what’s going to happen next.

"From the creator of the worldwide bestsellers Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest, a beautiful new coloring book that takes you on a magical journey beneath the waves

With Lost Ocean, Johanna Basford invites color-inners of all ages to discover an enchanting underwater world hidden in the depths of the sea. Through intricate pen and ink illustrations to complete, color, and embellish, readers will meet shoals of exotic fish, curious octopi, and delicately penned seahorses. Visit coral reefs and barnacle-studded shipwrecks, discover intricate shells and pirate treasure. Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest fans and newcomers alike will welcome this creative journey into an inky new world."

I know this is a coloring book but it still looks like it’ll be a lot of colorful fun. I don’t know about you but I do still enjoy coloring.

Monday, October 19, 2015

You are such an awesome story. You’re full of weird and wonderful characters. You are a hard book to classify but I probably love you even more for that. I’ve been intrigued by your characters since I first read about them in the chapters from Rowell’s other book Fangirl.

You are an amalgamation of so many great chosen one/fantasy stories yet you bring something shiny and new to the table.

Your love story and breaking of the love triangle made me smile. This also shows some great relationships and how they change over time.

Your use of words/phrases was so clever. Having nursery rhymes, common phrases, and song lyrics be so magical is really fun. It’ll really make the reader wonder what phrases could be used and what you could accomplish with them.

Simon, Baz, Penny, Agatha: all your characters were surprising and different in very good ways.

PS: If this is how Rainbow Rowell writes fantasy, I really can’t wait to see what she writes next.